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What fashionista wouldn’t love a pair of Christian Louboutin shoes?  These Tigresse – Zebra platform espadrilles ($595 at Barneys) are perfect for summer. They’d be a great accent shoe for an otherwise simple outfit. Let the shoes do the talking and the walking!  They’re made of pony hair and feature an x-band open toe platform with leather piping and adjustable halter sling back.  They’re truly fun and fashion forward.

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Here’s a pair of chic heels with a touch of flirty fun. The Yves Saint Laurent Patent Bow Heel ($795 at Neiman Marcus) is made of nero patent leather feature a sweet ankle bow detail at the platform sole. It’s not too tall either at 3 1/2″! These would look amazing with all the pretty brightly coloured evening dresses for summer or wear them to give your little black dresses a bit of a twist.

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These Prada Bow Platform Sandals ($990 at Neiman Marcus) are the perfect shoes to give to the fashionista who loves an edgy style. These sandals feature black whipsnake and tan leather. I just love the cute bow details and stitching on the platform. She can wear these with a neutralized summer outfit and a little black dress for evenings.

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Fun & Stylish Shoes for Her

Dsquared2 presented shoes that seem to have their own jewelry – complete with rhinestones, chains and beaded “necklaces”:

Dsquared2 also had fun with leopard print:

I have to admit, I do like the contrast between the animal print and the bold sky blue piping…

At first glance, I thought that Dolce & Gabbana had accented their platform wedges with buttons (very Coraline), but I took a close look and discovered that the shoes are covered with embroidery and little fabric circles:

And then I took another look.

Those are fabric ruffles down the back of the model’s tights.

Satin ruffles, to be precise.

Can you imagine trying to keep those straight?  You’d look like you had a fish fin running down the back of your leg!

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Sky-high platforms & playful embellishments

Even though the black satin Loubies seem to get the most runway time – there are tons of other options.  Why not rock some sexy leopard print slingbacks?

Or lose the platform, but still go with something outrageously feminine (”Petal” sandals)?

How about even trying some different colors (”Armadillo” striped satin d’orsay)

shoe images: Neiman Marcus

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Christian Louboutin at the Grammys

But, wait a minute – turn around and check out the heel!

Yummy, yummy, yummy!

Of course, it’s completely impractical for winter in my neck of the woods, while we’re suffering through a deep freeze…   But, come on, don’t those shoes just make you smile?

image: Neiman Marcus

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Want them to watch you walk away?

After all, they’ve got two of summer’s hot trends for shoes; cork soles & peep-toes

Lets hope the Manolo is correct and we’re done with platforms for another 20 years!

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are these shoes for Hallowe’en?

This is the Christian Louboutin Cork Platform Pump from his 2007 “Resort” collection.

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They also come in pink:

Even better, they’re on sale for $12.99 (67% off) at Amazon.com!

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cute tropical theme wedges

You can pretty much depend on Steve Madden coming up with something comfortable and fashionable and this pair looks as if it will deliver on both! Did you notice the peek-a-boo area of the shoe. It’s large enough to prevent rubbing on your toes.

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Steve Madden Platforms to the rescue